Adam Dance MP: written questions
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Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase training on Personal, Social, Health and Economic education for teachers in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: The revised relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance was published on 15 July 2025.The department will invest £3 million in a teacher training fund over the next two years to ensure that the new curriculum has the greatest impact and £5 ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of changing the national curriculum to increase awareness of cancer prevention amongst pupils in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: It is important to educate people about causes and symptoms of cancer, and we are supportive of efforts to do this at an early age.Revised relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance was published on 15 July 2025. Cancer awareness and other...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst men in Yeovil constituency about the risks of breast cancer.
Answer: The National Health Service in England encourages everyone, including men in the Yeovil constituency, to check their breast and chest regularly for firm lumps, changes or thickened areas of tissue, and to consult their general practitioner straight away i...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: WalkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of people walking on (a) cancer prevention and (b) cancer recovery.
Answer: Being physically active, including walking and brisk walking, can help with the prevention and management of long-term health conditions, such as some cancers. Movement is an important part of care for people going through cancer treatment, helping to sup...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand screening programmes for cancer in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving cancer screening services in line with the National Cancer Plan and as part of the 10-Year Health Plan’s shift from sickness to prevention.In Yeovil, lung cancer screening is already proving transformational in the...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the starting age for routine mammograms to 40.
Answer: Each year, over 15 million people are invited for screening by National Health Service screening programmes, with over 10 million taking up the invitation. Through our NHS screening programmes, we can reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer and other c...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people over the age of 71 can request a breast cancer screening in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: People in Yeovil who are over the age of 71 years old can request breast cancer screening once every three years by contacting their local National Health Service breast screening programme directly.They will be offered an appointment at either the neares...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has has made of trends in the level of public awareness of updated Highway Code rules.
Answer: Following updates to the Highway Code in 2022, the department ran large-scale THINK! advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the changes, with the percentage of road users reporting they knew a little or a lot about the changes going from 36% in Janua...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the level of funding in hospice care in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission, including the Somerset ICB, which covers the Yeovil constituency. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of non-essential scientific experimentations on live animals.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 25th November 2025 to Question UIN 91769 https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-17/91769
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: YeovilDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of drink driving incidents in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: The Government takes road safety very seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. On 7 January 2026, the Department for Transport published the Government’s Road Safety Strategy alongside an open consultat...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the decline in native wild birds in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) the British Isles.
Answer: We are committed to delivering our statutory biodiversity targets which will support the recovery and conservation of native wild birds. At a local level, Defra has supported Somerset Council in preparing its Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which also cov...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had on the potential merits of producing a National Maternity Strategy.
Answer: The Government is establishing a National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce, chaired by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.The taskforce will address the recommendations that are expected this Spring from the National Mate...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Public AppointmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will appoint a Maternity Commissioner.
Answer: There are no current plans to appoint a Maternity Commissioner. The Government has commissioned an independent National Investigation into maternity and neonatal care, chaired by Baroness Amos, which is expected to make recommendations this spring. My Rt ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTeaching Methods: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure disadvantaged children from Yeovil constituency will be able to access the Safe Artificial Intelligence tutoring tools that will be available by the end of 2027.
Answer: The department will work with educators, experts and developers to co-create and trial artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring tools. These tools will be aligned to the curriculum and safe by design, ensuring they support pupils’ learning. Educators from ac...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTeaching Methods: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will include educators from Yeovil constituency in the co-creation of Artificial Intelligence tutoring tools.
Answer: The department will work with educators, experts and developers to co-create and trial artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring tools. These tools will be aligned to the curriculum and safe by design, ensuring they support pupils’ learning. Educators from ac...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to increase the proportion of livestock in the UK that are pre-stunned before slaughter.
Answer: Regulations require that animals must be stunned prior to slaughter so that they are unconscious and insensible to pain. The only exception to the requirement to stun is where animals are slaughtered in accordance with religious rites. The Government woul...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStorms: Bellwin SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make emergency financial assistance available through the Bellwin scheme to local authorities impacted by Storm Chandra.
Answer: I am always willing to consider local authority requests for financial assistance under the Bellwin Scheme.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: YeovilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide support to people in Yeovil constituency who have experienced property damage due to Storm Chandra.
Answer: Storm Chandra brought heavy rain to the UK on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 January. This was felt especially by parts of the South and South West previously affected by Storm Ingrid, with the rain falling on already saturated ground, leading to 3 Severe Flood...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: StormsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Storm Chandra on children’s education in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: The department is working closely with Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to monitor the impacts of Storm Chandra on education.School closures are reported at local authority level, rather than at a constituency level. On 28 January 20...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to support the reopening of community spaces that were closed as a result of flooding during Storm Chandra.
Answer: Storm Chandra brought heavy rain to the UK on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 January. This was felt especially by parts of the South and South West previously affected by Storm Ingrid, with the rain falling on already saturated ground, leading to 3 Severe Flood...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: YeovilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of damage done by Storm Chandra in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: Storm Chandra brought heavy rain to the UK on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 January. This was felt especially by parts of the South and South West previously affected by Storm Ingrid, with the rain falling on already saturated ground, leading to 3 Severe Flood...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: NeurodiversityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the experiences of neurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation in Yeovil constituency
Answer: Homelessness is far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, including neurodivergent children. Accommodation provided to homeless households must be suitable to their needs. The government collects and publishes data on the sup...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: NeurodiversityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of neurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Answer: Homelessness is far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, including neurodivergent children. Accommodation provided to homeless households must be suitable to their needs. The government collects and publishes data on the sup...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTraining: SomersetDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the discontinuation of the Skills Bootcamps programme on (a) AI and (b) automation training in Somerset for 2026-27 financial year.
Answer: The Skills Bootcamp programme has not been discontinued. We continue to support the delivery of Skills Bootcamps, in order to benefit more adults, employers, and the economy, and funding remains available for Skills Bootcamps in Somerset in the 2026-27 fi...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
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